lördag 10 Jan 2009, 15:27

Despite the music I scrobble, the following are my top 25 all-time favorite albums. I mostly listen to them on stereo systems. When I do this list, I often restrict myself to one album per artist, and now you will see why.

1. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997). Play Climbing Up the Walls.
2. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994). Watch the uncensored video for Closer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLq_wie8CRc
3. Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile (1999). Play The Great Below.
4. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing..... (1996). Play Midnight in a Perfect World.
5. Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998). Play Group Four.
6. Tool - Ænima (1996). Watch the video for Stinkfist (A.K.A. "Track #1" if you ever saw this on MTV):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07pLGIgyfjw
7. OutKast - Aquemini (1998). Watch the video for Rosa Parks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEyP_IGv9I4
8. Björk - Homogenic (1997). Play Joga.
9. Radiohead - The Bends (1995). Play Street Spirit (Fade Out).
10. Radiohead - Kid A (2000). Play How to Disappear Completely.
11. Björk - Vespertine (2001). Play Unison.
12. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works II (1994). Play a sample of Cliffs (unofficial title). Read my comparative analysis of this album and Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians.
13. Aphex Twin - Drukqs (2001). Play a sample of Vordhosbn.
14. Neil Young - Harvest (1972). Watch the video for "The Needle and the Damage Done" live on The Johnny Cash Show in 1971:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvb65dCMjZI
15. Talk Talk - Laughing Stock (1991). Play New Grass.
16. Coil - Love's Secret Domain (1991). Play a sample of Dark River.
17. Hood - Cold House (2001). Play You're Worth the Whole World (featuring Dose One and Why?).
18. Björk - Debut (1993). Play Come To Me.
19. Nine Inch Nails - Broken (1992). Play Suck.
20. Prince - 1999 (1982). Play a sample of Little Red Corvette.
21. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989). Play Terrible Lie.
22. Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain (1984). Play a sample of When Doves Cry.
23. U2 - War (1983). Play Like a Song....
24. UNKLE - Psyence Fiction (1998). Play Lonely Soul (featuring Richard Ashcroft).
25. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 (2000). Play a sample of Things You Can Do.

Note the date this list was published–January 10, 2009–because that is the only day on which the list is accurate. :)